Vidéotron has filed two complaints against Bell with the Competition Bureau, MobileSyrup has learned. One of the complaints from the Québecor subsidiary also involves VMedia, which the company acquired in 2022. They allege Bell is charging resellers higher rates to use its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network while selling access to customers directly at a lower price …
Independent telecom TekSavvy says the federal regulator must urgently level the playing field when it comes to internet competition amid a shrinking market for small providers. The Chatham, Ont.-based carrier appeared before the CRTC on Friday as the commission held the final day of a week-long hearing that heard from 22 groups, including major and …
Rogers Communications Inc. says the telecom regulator should phase out its current approach to wholesale network access, which requires smaller internet companies to pay a set rate to larger ones to use their networks and then sell to Canadians. Appearing before the CRTC on Thursday during its weeklong hearing about internet competition, Rogers chief technology …
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has rejected BCE Inc.’s request to pause the Canada Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s decision to allow independent companies to sell internet services using fiber networks run by some of the country’s biggest providers. The decision cements Canada’s commitment to expand internet options and drive competition. The decision comes a day …
Bell wants the federal government to intervene in a telecom direction that orders the company to offer independent internet service providers (ISPs) fibre access at regulated rates, according to a February 2nd petition. The telecom giant is arguing the order will impact investments in networks, hurting Canadian consumers and businesses. “It will…force facilities-based carriers to …
Canada’s Federal Court has ordered Rogers to provide the Competition Bureau with documents as part of its inquiry into the company’s ‘Infinite’ plans. According to the Globe and Mail, the bureau started an inquiry in April, which was recently revealed when it asked the court to compel Rogers to produce records and information related to the …
Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Online Streaming Act to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). This version specifies that social media creators, podcasts and video games are exempt from the regulation. The CRTC is directed to impose requirements, both financial and non-financial, that ensure the broadcasting system supports Canadian …
Canada’s largest independent telecom company is raising the alarm over the interim decision on internet services from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). On Monday, the regulator ordered Bell and Telus, the incumbent phone providers in Ontario and Québec, to allow smaller players in these two provinces access to their fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. TekSavvy is …
Telus says it’s still assessing the impact of a decision forcing it to provide competitors with wholesale access to its fibre network. On Monday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that Bell and Telus have six months to provide internet service providers (ISPs) in Ontario and Québec access to their fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. …
Bell is cutting more than $1 billion from its capital expenditure plans for 2024 and 2025 following a decision from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). On Tuesday, the commission ordered Bell and Telus to allow competitors in Ontario and Québec access to their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks at wholesale rates. Of the cuts, which …